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PETER G. THOMSON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,511, dated January9, 1883.

I Application filed November 27,1882. (ModeL) 5 lowing is aspecification.

My invention relates to a toy or puzzle for the amusement andinstruction of children.

I provide a board or card, Figure 1, having pictures of objects whosewritten names posr o sess identical initial or terminal letters, orboth.

This card has a central orifice, A, and imprinted concentric thereuponthe initial or terminal letters, as the case may be,which the writtennames of thepictured objects have in 15 common, and in line with these awindow, B.

Another card or board, Fig. 2, has projecting vertically from its face apost or stud, O, which fits and occupies the hole A and constitutes apivot about which said board, Fig. 2,

Said card has imprinted upon it concentric with said stud, and at equalradial distance as the initial letters on the card first mentioned, aring-0f letters, which preferably includes all the vowels and the mostfrequent- By turning the under card about said pivot diflerent lettersare brought in succession into view at the window and combine with thepermanent letters on the upper card to spell one or other of the ob- 3jects pictured on the upper card.

Fig. 3 represents the toy with one of such words thus presented.

Figs. 4 to 8, inclusive, illustrate a few of the numerous possiblechanges of pictured subjects and initial letters on as many separateupper cards capable of use with the under card aforesaid.

I claim as new and of my invention-- The toy consisting of a card inwhich letters are disposed in a ring or circle concentric with a stud orpost that projects vertically from the card-face, in combination withanother card having a central orifice which receives said stud, andhaving pictured objects whose written names have identical initial orterminal letters, which letters are imprinted on the cardface at'the'saine radial distance from the orifice as the letters on the othercard are from the central stud, and having in line with such initials awindow, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

PETER G. THOMSON.

Attest:

Gno. H. KNIGHT, HERBERT D. BLAKEMORE.

